Vaccination

Vitamin A Vaccine

The provision of increased does of vitamin A supplementation every
4-6 months protects against blindness and also has an impact on the
health of children 6-59 months of age, reducing the risk of dying from
all causes by 23%. Vitamin A supplementation has been shown to have a
significant impact on child mortality and morbidity.

Recommended dose:

• All mothers irrespective of their mode of infant feeding up to six
weeks postpartum if they have not received vitamin A
supplementation after delivery should be given 200 000 IU